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NAME

Crypt::Stream::Salsa20 - Stream cipher Salsa20

SYNOPSIS

use Crypt::Stream::Salsa20;

# encrypt
$key = "1234567890123456";
$iv  = "12345678";
$stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv);
$ct = $stream->crypt("plain message");

# decrypt
$key = "1234567890123456";
$iv  = "12345678";
$stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv);
$pt = $stream->crypt($ct);

DESCRIPTION

Provides an interface to the Salsa20 stream cipher.

METHODS

new

$stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv);
#or
$stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv, $counter, $rounds);

# $key     .. 32 or 16 bytes
# $iv      .. 8 bytes
# $counter .. initial counter value (DEFAULT: 0)
# $rounds  .. rounds (DEFAULT: 20)

crypt

$ciphertext = $stream->crypt($plaintext);
#or
$plaintext = $stream->crypt($ciphertext);

keystream

$random_key = $stream->keystream($length);

clone

$stream->clone();

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